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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019

Relation of systolic and diastolic epicardial adipose tissue thickness with presence and severity of coronary artery disease (The EAT CAD study).

Bhupendra Verma, Deepak Katyal, Akhilesh Patel, Vivek Raj Singh, Senthil Kumar

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Bhupendra VermaDepartment of Cardiology, Ujala Hospital, Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India.
Deepak KatyalDepartment of Cardiology, Columbia Asia Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Akhilesh PatelAbhigya Heart Care Centre, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vivek Raj SinghVardhan Heart Clinic, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Senthil KumarPerambalur Railway Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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backgroundRecent studies have shown EAT to be an indicator of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerotic plaque development. However, such data is sparse from Indian sub-continent. The present study evaluated the relationship of EAT as determined by echocardiography to the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a cross-sectional observational study constituting 500 patients including 250 with angiographically normal coronary arteries (non-CAD group), and 250 patients with significant CAD on coronary angiogram (CAD group). CAD severity was assessed by Gensini and SYNTAX scores.

resultsThe mean systolic and diastolic EAT thickness in the CAD group (5.7 ± 1.5 mm and 4.3 ± 1.1 mm) were significantly higher than the non-CAD group (4.2 ± 1.2 mm and 3.2 ± 1.2 mm), both

conclusionSystolic and diastolic EAT thicknesses are increased in CAD patients and related to both presence and severity of CAD. EAT, being modifiable, may be an attractive target for future interventions to reduce CV risk and has potential to monitor the response to life-style modification and therapy. However, larger and prospective studies required to validate these findings.

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Coronary artery diseaseechocardiographyepicardial fatGensini scoresyntax score

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PMCPMC6510107

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